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Nico: I'd suggest "No, but I hate them so much I would have them spend time with you". ^_^

Sebastian: XD

Helmine: It's what I'd say.

Nico: Great minds think alike, is what they say, no?

Weft: If only I was clever enough to think of that. O_O

Helmine: I think you actually hurt his feelings.

Weft: I didn't understand a single thing of what he just said. *mumbles something about frames of reference* Thanks for the even more guilt, though, it's just what I always wanted.

Mutt: Weft "of all people"? Awwww!

Helmine: Don't feel bad. He does that to everyone.

Suitov: *capriciously*
Weft, don't feel bad.
Fish, don't swim.

Weft: Suitov, shut up?

Helmine: Oooh, oooh, look at me, I'm Mr. Sweetums, opening my trap because I'm so cool.

Suitov: And you do so far more charmingly than the genuine article.

*looks up who or what Sweetums is, and cracks up laughing*

Helmine: Yes, yes I do, judging by that girl's reaction.

Suitov: If I'm not much mistaken, she had just seen this. *grinning broadly*

Although, naturally, I would not dream of ascribing to you a "genial nature" or a "shabby brown shirt".

Yeah. That rewrote the conversation into

"You're a big, hairy monster!"
"Am not, you are!"

Helmine: Well?

Surely that would have made it more like:

"Look at me, I'm a big hairy monster!"
"A charming and derivative one."

...Either way, Suitov said neither "am not" nor "you are". Not his style.

So, possible Helmine plotline? Where did we get up to in the discussion? I'm completely devoid of plot ideas, not knowing what the Foxling would want to get involved in.

Magelock pistols... would probably be a novelty on Shade, unless some of the craftier troll regions have developed that sort of gadget beyond the kiddy-toy stage.

Weft: So let's get this straight - a Sebastian lookalike trying to cause trouble for and/or kill Suitov? You idiots trying to give me an aneurysm?

Nico: Look on the bright side. It's better than Sebastian trying to cause trouble for Suitov, right?

Sebastian: Yes. I'd much rather just leave Shade alone if I found myself there.

Argilla: That is, of course, unless someone had plans for you. :)

Sebastian: [sigh]

Weft: Shade's a big place. A big, ugly and stupid place. With no redeeming features unless you happen to like stupid trees and stupid animals and stupid... geopolitical areas.

Suitov: We like you too.

Weft: I miss civilisation. Oh, and Ice...

Suitov: Yes?

Weft: Leave Sebastian alone or I will kill your dog.